Lewis Krauthamer, music & info

Lewis Krauthamer is a composer, professor, pianist and author. He was born in New York but grew up in Wheaton, Maryland. As an undergraduate, he studied composition at the New England Conservatory and the Longy School of Music, finishing at Longy. He pursued graduate studies in France, receiving a Master's of Music in Musicology from the Université Jean Monnet in Saint-Étienne. Lewis has received numerous awards as a composer, including grants from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts and Meet the Composer. Lewis' article, "An Analysis of Two Large-Scale Works by Christian Wolff," is published in Perspectives of New Music, vol. 55, no. 1 (Winter, 2017).

Since 2014, Lewis has served on the faculty of the University of the District of Columbia, where he teaches music theory, analysis, orchestration, music history, chamber music, piano and he accompanies/coaches vocal students. In addition, he teaches privately and directs the Washington D.C. - based Off the Beaten Path (OBP) concert series.